SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- NANOMETER TRANSLATION STAGE SYSTEM
- Notice Date
- 5/2/2002
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Acquisition and Logistics Division, 100 Bureau Drive, Building 301, Room B129, Mail Stop 3571, Gaithersburg, MD, 20899-3571
- ZIP Code
- 20899-3571
- Solicitation Number
- 02-831-2228
- Response Due
- 5/17/2002
- Archive Date
- 6/1/2002
- Point of Contact
- Tamara Grinspon, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 975-4390, Fax (301) 975-8884, - Tamara Grinspon, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 975-4390, Fax (301) 975-8884,
- E-Mail Address
-
tamara.grinspon@nist.gov, tamara.grinspon@nist.gov
- Description
- The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) intends to negotiate, on a sole source basis, under authority of FAR 13.106-1(b)(1), with Melles Griot Rochester, of Rochester, NY, for acquisition of one (1) Nanometer Translation Stage System. The system will be used in the Biotechnology Division, at NIST to conduct nanoscale measurements in conjunction with a confocal fluorescence microscope that has been custom designed for single-molecule experimentation.*****Sole source determination is based on the need for compatibility with software developed in-house at NIST, as well as with existing computer interface hardware. In addition, Melles Griot is uniquely qualified to provide NIST with a Nanometer Translation Stage System that meets all the following specifications: (a) ability to provide over a 2 cm range of motion in the X, Y, and Z dimensions; (b) ability to provide 1 nm precision; (c) the footprint of the stage system shall be smaller than 15 cm x 1 cm and elevate the sample platform by 20 cm; (d) the stage system shall have both computer (G PIB and ADC) control and micromet control for manual positioning. *****A one-year, on-site warranty on parts and labor shall be included.*****Delivery shall be FOB Destination, Gaithersburg, MD, and is required within one year or less from receipt of purchase order (ARO).*****The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 334516, and the size standard is 500 Employees.*****No solicitation package will be issued. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotations. However, responses received by May 17, 2002, will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.*****
- Place of Performance
- Address: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Shipping and Receiving, Building 301, 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001
- Record
- SN00070191-W 20020504/020502213103 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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